Trump demands LeBron James apologize for anthem golf swings

New York Post Sports pairs courtside footage with the president's criticism in a Short drawing an unusually fast audience.

Channel: New York Post Sports Story of October 23, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 76,666 views a day, 25 times a normal first day on this channel (3,032).

President Trump calls out LeBron James for taking golf swings during the national anthem #shorts

LeBron James steps back from a line of players and makes golf-swing motions while the national anthem is being sung. Moments later, Donald Trump's response fills part of the screen: a demand for an apology.

New York Post Sports' Short presents the footage alongside the president's Truth Social post. Trump calls James's actions disrespectful to the country and says he should apologize to American service members who died for the flag. That is Trump's characterization; the footage itself shows James making the swings, then clapping, stretching an arm upward and returning to the line as the anthem continues.

The clip drew about 35,000 views in eight hours, already well beyond the channel's usual full-day audience for a Short. Its comment section is also far busier than a typical upload's.

There is no spoken explanation or interview in the clip. Apart from the anthem, the exchange is conveyed entirely through the courtside images and Trump's written post.

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The numbers

The anthem clip passed the channel's usual first-day Shorts audience within its opening hours.

the video's first day

usual first day here

3,032

this video

76,666

subscribers

154,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

231,990,412

views per day

408,549

typical day: 339,289

the video

views

35,561

likes

189

comments

316

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

NFL on CBS

181,000

NBC Sports Philadelphia

175,000

New York Post Sports

154,000

B/R W Sports

153,000

Fantasy Football Today

138,000

BarDown

128,000

As of October 23, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.